The Mystery of Iran’s Wandering War Ships -- PJMedia
Did they dock in Syria, or didn’t they? Last week, two Iranian war ships, a destroyer and a supply ship, passed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. According to Iran’s government, they docked in the Syrian port of Tartus. According to the U.S. government, they did no such thing.
More specifically, on Saturday Iran’s state-owned PressTV reported that the two Iranian vessels had docked in the Syrian port of Tartus. On Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman, George Little, told the press, “We have absolutely no indication whatsoever the Iranian ships ever docked in Syrian ports.”
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My Comment: I concur with this assessment. When I heard that the ships were l
More specifically, on Saturday Iran’s state-owned PressTV reported that the two Iranian vessels had docked in the Syrian port of Tartus. On Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman, George Little, told the press, “We have absolutely no indication whatsoever the Iranian ships ever docked in Syrian ports.”
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My Comment: I concur with this assessment. When I heard that the ships were leaving to go back to Iran after being docked for only one day .... I said to myself that this contradicts the previous Iranian announcement that they were there for training purposes with the Syrian navy. Hmmmm ... you do not go and train for one day.
It is clear that there was an intervention that made the Iranian warships turn around .... but as to the who, what, and why is something that we will probably never know.
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My Comment: I concur with this assessment. When I heard that the ships were leaving to go back to Iran after being docked for only one day .... I said to myself that this contradicts the previous Iranian announcement that they were there for training purposes with the Syrian navy. Hmmmm ... you do not go and train for one day.
It is clear that there was an intervention that made the Iranian warships turn around .... but as to the who, what, and why is something that we will probably never know.